The successes and failures of your average girl trying to make a vegan life for herself.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Exciting Food and New Toys

Monday morning started with my favorite indulgence - a chocolate banana protein shake made with Silk PureAlmond in Dark Chocolate flavor. There's just something about the dark chocolate that's so much more rich and sinful-seeming than regular chocolate soy or almond milk. I love this stuff.

When I got home from work I had an exciting package waiting for me at home. I needed to buy some things from Amazon to use up a credit that was expiring, so I used the excuse to buy a few random things off my wish list - the kind of things I wanted but would probably only really buy when I needed to round out a $25 purchase for the free shipping.

First exciting acquisition: a Firefly keychain! Obviously, this is my favorite TV show, so it's nice to have little reminders of it around. I'm always just a bit happier when I wear one of my Firefly bracelets, so I thought it's always good to bring a little more Firefly into my life :)

Second acquisition: yet another cookbook ... Great Chefs Cook Vegan. From the Amazon description:

I haven't tried any of the recipes yet - they do look awfully complicated! - but I will be sure to update when I do!

For dinner I made something a lot simpler than anything out of that book is likely to be. I used leftover cashew cream from Friday's dinner to make pasta with asparagus, peas, and sun dried tomatoes. Even Josh, who's not a fan of asparagus, said we should add the recipe to our usual repertoir. Not the healthiest, but definitely simple and delicious!